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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company reports its operations through three segments: (i) North America Confectionery, (ii) North America Salty Snacks and (iii) International. This organizational structure aligns with how our CODM manages our business, including resource allocation and performance assessment, and further aligns with our product categories and the key markets we serve.
•North America Confectionery – This segment is responsible for our traditional chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery market position in the United States and Canada. This includes our business in chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery, gum and refreshment products, protein bars, spreads, snack bites and mixes, as well as pantry and food service lines. This segment also includes our retail operations, including Hershey’s Chocolate World stores in Hershey, Pennsylvania; New York, New York; Las Vegas, Nevada; Niagara Falls (Ontario) and Singapore, as well as operations associated with licensing the use of certain of the Company’s trademarks and products to third parties around the world.
•North America Salty Snacks – This segment is responsible for our salty snacking products in the United States. This includes ready-to-eat popcorn, baked and trans fat free snacks, pretzels and other snacks.
•International – International is a combination of all other operating segments that are not individually material, including those geographic regions where we operate outside of North America. We currently have operations and manufacture product in Mexico, Brazil, India and Malaysia, primarily for consumers in these regions, and also distribute and sell confectionery products in export markets of Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Europe, Africa and other regions.
For segment reporting purposes, we use “segment income” to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. Segment income excludes unallocated general corporate administrative expenses, unallocated mark-to-market gains and losses on commodity derivatives, business realignment and impairment charges, acquisition-related costs and other unusual gains or losses that are not part of our measurement of segment performance. These items of our operating income are managed centrally at the corporate level and are excluded from the measure of segment income reviewed by the CODM as well the measure of segment performance used for incentive compensation purposes.
Accounting policies associated with our operating segments are generally the same as those described in Note 1.
As discussed in Note 5, derivatives used to manage commodity price risk are not designated for hedge accounting treatment. These derivatives are recognized at fair market value with the resulting realized and unrealized (gains) losses recognized in unallocated derivative (gains) losses outside of the reporting segment results until the related inventory is sold, at which time the related gains and losses are reallocated to segment income. This enables us to align the derivative gains and losses with the underlying economic exposure being hedged and thereby eliminate the mark-to-market volatility within our reported segment income.
Certain manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and other activities supporting our global operations are integrated to maximize efficiency and productivity. As a result, assets and capital expenditures are not managed on a segment basis and are not included in the information reported to the CODM for the purpose of evaluating performance or allocating resources. We disclose depreciation and amortization that is generated by segment-specific assets, since these amounts are included within the measure of segment income reported to the CODM.
Our segment net sales and earnings were as follows:
For the years ended December 31,202320222021
Net sales:
North America Confectionery$9,123,139 $8,536,480 $7,682,416 
North America Salty Snacks1,092,6891,029,405555,424
International949,164853,409733,497
Total$11,164,992 $10,419,294 $8,971,337 
Segment income:
North America Confectionery$3,117,044$2,811,066$2,475,873
North America Salty Snacks158,333 159,935 100,777 
International148,259 107,927 74,170 
Total segment income3,423,6363,078,9282,650,820
Unallocated corporate expense (1)800,390 735,542 614,875 
Unallocated mark-to-market losses (gains) on commodity derivatives58,93978,182(24,376)
Costs associated with business realignment activities (see Note 9)
3,440 4,417 16,599 
Operating profit2,560,8672,260,7872,043,722
Interest expense, net (see Note 4)
151,785 137,557 127,417 
Other (income) expense, net (see Note 17)
237,218206,159119,081
Income before income taxes$2,171,864 $1,917,071 $1,797,224 
(1)Includes centrally-managed (a) corporate functional costs relating to legal, treasury, finance, and human resources, (b) expenses associated with the oversight and administration of our global operations, including warehousing, distribution and manufacturing, information systems and global shared services, (c) non-cash stock-based compensation expense, (d) acquisition-related costs and (e) other gains or losses that are not integral to segment performance.

Activity within the unallocated mark-to-market losses (gains) on commodity derivatives is as follows:
For the years ended December 31,202320222021
Net losses (gains) on mark-to-market valuation of commodity derivative positions recognized in income$53,085 $(44,569)$(85,402)
Net gains on commodity derivative positions reclassified from unallocated to segment income 5,854 122,751 61,026 
Net losses (gains) on mark-to-market valuation of commodity derivative positions recognized in unallocated derivative losses (gains)$58,939 $78,182 $(24,376)
As of December 31, 2023, the cumulative amount of mark-to-market gains on commodity derivatives that have been recognized in our consolidated cost of sales and not yet allocated to reportable segments was $50,207. Based on our forecasts of the timing of the recognition of the underlying hedged items, we expect to reclassify net pretax gains on commodity derivatives of $39,333 to segment operating results in the next twelve months.
Depreciation and amortization expense included within segment income presented above is as follows:
For the years ended December 31,202320222021
North America Confectionery$238,786 $228,399 $213,113 
North America Salty Snacks85,56668,60029,744
International23,69923,14822,754
Corporate71,76458,81249,391
Total$419,815 $378,959 $315,002 
Additional information regarding our net sales and long-lived assets disaggregated by geographical region is as follows:
For the years ended December 31,202320222021
Net sales:
United States
$9,752,314 $9,121,166 $7,807,606 
Other
1,412,678 1,298,128 1,163,731 
Total$11,164,992 $10,419,294 $8,971,337 
Long-lived assets:
United States
$2,732,787 $2,272,811 $2,099,786 
Other
576,891 496,891 486,401 
Total$3,309,678 $2,769,702 $2,586,187